BTTH : From Humble Beginnings to Dou Di

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However, in just the blink of an eye, the blue glow had already dissipated, leaving behind only a slightly dimmed palm imprint continuing its charge forward.

”A Earth Class Dou Technique?!”

Watching the release method, which was entirely different from that of a Black Class technique, Lu Hao’s face turned pale with shock.

Seeing such a level of Dou Technique, he knew that he wouldn’t be able to defend his territory today. Without hesitation, he turned to flee.

However, how could the speed of that palm imprint be something he could outrun?

Just as he turned, the raging orange Dou Qi collided directly with his back.

Boom!

With the explosion of the palm imprint, the burst of firelight immediately attracted the attention of nearby city residents.

And the people in the streets below all looked up in terror at the horrifying orange blaze in the sky.

Even though it was hundreds of meters away, the scorching heatwave that blasted into the city still forced all cultivators below the level of Da Dou Shi to the ground.

Their bodies were pressed tightly against the pavement bricks, unable to move.

At the same time, the searing heat against their backs caused them to break out in a heavy sweat.

As the violent aura slowly dispersed, the once-dominant seven-star Dou Wang of Spirit Mountain City, Lu Hao, had already vanished—leaving behind only a lump of pitch-black charcoal.

Perhaps only the spatial ring on the charcoal’s finger could still prove his identity.

Lin Feng slightly curled his palm inward, and under the pull of Dou Qi, the ring silently floated into his hand.

He flew over the Spirit Mountain Gang’s headquarters and, after using his soul perception to investigate briefly, located the warehouse.

He struck downward with several energy blasts, killing off those who tried to sneak in and loot amidst the chaos.

After scanning the frightened crowd below, he finally spoke:

”From now on, this city belongs to Heavenly Treasure Pavilion. The new rules and regulations will be posted in a few days.

As for the Spirit Mountain Gang—it is hereby disbanded. Any members who wish to leave may do so freely. Those who wish to stay—I will assign roles later.”

Although his voice wasn’t loud, with the help of Dou Qi, everyone in the city heard it loud and clear.

Heavenly Treasure Pavilion—this was the name of the force he intended to establish.

Some of the citizens of Spirit Mountain City didn’t react much after hearing his words.

Seeing that Lin Feng did not go on a killing spree, they returned to their own business.

As for the members of the Spirit Mountain Gang, after gathering into small groups and discussing for a while, some chose to leave.

The rest stayed where they were, waiting for Lin Feng’s orders.

After landing, Lin Feng swept his gaze across the group, then looked at several Dou Ling cultivators and said:

”You all, give me a rundown of the situation here.”

The few looked at each other. Then a middle-aged man at the peak of Dou Ling stepped forward cautiously and said:

”Sir, my name is Pang Sheng…”

After listening for a while, Lin Feng got a general idea of the situation.

He thought for a moment, then said:

”From today on, I will establish a force here, called Heavenly Treasure Pavilion. Our main business will be the acquisition and sale of various items.

I will be the Pavilion Master. The Pavilion will be divided into four main departments: Treasure-Seeking Division, Treasure-Selling Division, Security Division, Logistics Division. As for other departments, they will be added later.”

After pausing briefly, he continued:

”Pang Sheng, you’ll be the head of the Treasure-Selling Division.

Niu Tuo, you’ll be the head of the Security Division.

Zhang Shi, you’ll lead the Logistics Division.”

”Thank you, Pavilion Master!”

Seeing that Lin Feng was assigning them positions, aside from Pang Sheng, the burly eight-star Dou Ling named Niu Tuo and the equally-ranked Zhang Shi quickly stepped forward and bowed in gratitude.

Seeing that these were just Dou Ling level cultivators, Lin Feng felt a bit helpless inside.

If he had better people to use, he wouldn’t have had to settle for using Dou Ling level followers.

Taking off the hood of his black robe, Lin Feng revealed his true face before them, then gave another command:

”Get ready. One month from now, I want to see the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion’s headquarters open for business at the center of the city.

Our main product for sale—pills!”

Upon seeing his true appearance, the group couldn’t help but be stunned.

They hadn’t expected that this ruthless figure who killed a seven-star Dou Wang was actually a young man under twenty.

After a brief moment, they finally came to their senses and exclaimed in surprise:

”Pavilion Master, could it be that you’re an alchemist?!”

Seeing their shocked expressions, Lin Feng nodded slightly and said calmly:

”That’s right. However, I don’t want anyone to question my orders the next time I give them.”

”Yes, sir!”

Several people immediately bent down and cupped their fists in respect.

In the period that followed, due to Heavenly Treasure Pavilion being newly established, there were tons of things to take care of. Lin Feng was so busy he was running around non-stop every day.

The first matter was building the store. After all, the purpose of founding this force was to find the various items he needed and sell the pills he refined.

And a store, of course, was essential.

As for the construction material, Lin Feng chose to use yellow ironwood.

This type of wood had a pleasing appearance and was quite tough, which made Lin Feng take a liking to it at first sight.

As for the store’s location, naturally, it was in the city center, where foot traffic was heaviest.

During this period, Zi Yan also came to find Lin Feng several times.

When Pang Sheng and the others saw Zi Yan—who looked like a twelve- or thirteen-year-old girl but was actually a Dou Wang—they became even more doubtful of reality.

After half a month of effort, Lin Feng had also completed a number of rules and regulations.

As for the various systems in Spirit Mountain City, there weren’t many changes. The toll fees were still collected according to the old customs.

The rules of Heavenly Treasure Pavilion were similar to those of other factions in terms of punishments—nothing particularly unique.

As for rewards, Lin Feng noticed the massive stash of cultivation techniques and Dou Techniques he had previously snatched from all over, which were sitting unused. So, he set up a points system.

All salaries were no longer paid in gold coins or physical items, but rather in points.

These points could then be used in the Pavilion’s internal points store to exchange for all sorts of items.

Such as pills, magic cores, cultivation techniques, Dou Techniques, and other things cultivators dreamed of obtaining.

However, pills and magic cores, once exchanged, could be freely disposed of as one pleased.

But as for cultivation techniques and Dou Techniques exchanged from within the Pavilion, they could only be cultivated by the individual and must not be passed on.

Of course, if someone wanted to exchange for gold coins, that was also allowed—but honestly, no one would probably choose to do that.

While Lin Feng was diligently managing his faction, on the other side, Jia Nan Academy held a meeting due to his recent actions.

”Everyone, not long ago, the Spirit Mountain Gang in Spirit Mountain City was destroyed. It has now been replaced by that Heavenly Treasure Pavilion.

And just a few days ago, a Dou Huang from the southern region tried to snatch a Di Class Dou Technique, only to be jointly repelled by the Pavilion Master and a mysterious black-robed Dou Wang. Let’s hear everyone’s thoughts on this.”

Hu Gan, the Deputy Headmaster of the Outer Academy, looked at the elders below and spoke slowly.

Since the forests near Jia Nan Academy were all managed by the Outer Academy, this meeting was naturally presided over by him.

Most of the elders already knew about this incident and weren’t surprised—they simply sat in quiet contemplation.

”Deputy Headmaster, the previous Spirit Mountain Gang had always stayed out of our way. But now, a new and unknown force has suddenly appeared.

Who knows if they’ll use the mountain range as a path to rob our students during their training. Why don’t we just destroy Heavenly Treasure Pavilion and incorporate Spirit Mountain City into Peace Town?”

A more hot-headed elder slammed the table and said with some agitation.

Another elder shook his head slightly and countered, ”We already caused extreme dissatisfaction among the forces of Black-Corner Region when we expanded Peace Town.

Even though we’ve suppressed them, if we destroy a power with Dou Huang-level strength without cause and expand Peace Town again, we may end up in another war with the forces of Black-Corner Region.”

Upon hearing this, most of the elders nodded in agreement.

During the previous war, because the Academy’s Headmaster wasn’t present and the Two Guardian Elders didn’t want to intervene, the Academy only barely managed to win.

Moreover, they had been lucky that time—Old Ground Demon Ghost, who was trying to break through, didn’t arrive in time. Otherwise...

Still, they remained highly vigilant toward Heavenly Treasure Pavilion.

After all, the entire Black-Corner Region knew that Jia Nan Academy housed many children of noble families.

These people might not carry Di Class Dou Techniques, but many of them had High-Grade Black Class techniques.

And many students didn’t have strong strength, making them easy targets for Dou Ling or Dou Wang-level robbers outside the Academy.

At that moment, an elder recalled something and said, ”I think Zi Yan, that girl, might know the Pavilion Master of Heavenly Treasure Pavilion. She seems to have gone there a few times lately.”

Hearing this, a few other elders also remembered that Zi Yan had been acting a little unusual recently, often heading toward the Black-Corner Region.

”Right, that girl’s been looking for a Rank 6 water-attribute magic core lately. She scared Old Liu so much he can’t sleep well. He’s been holding his treasured magic core day and night, afraid someone’s going to steal it.”

A small, skinny elder suddenly chimed in.

”Could it be that she’s looking for it on behalf of the Pavilion Master of Heavenly Treasure Pavilion? I heard Heavenly Treasure Pavilion recently announced that they’ll soon be selling fifth-tier pills refined by their Pavilion Master.

That means the Pavilion Master is a Fifth-Tier Alchemist. High-rank magic cores are something alchemists need the most. I don’t think Zi Yan’s trying to eat it—she’s never shown interest in that sort of thing before.”

Upon hearing this, the elders all nodded in agreement.

Hu Gan also found this explanation convincing and promptly said, ”Then I’ll go find Zi Yan later and ask her myself.”

Boom!

Just as Hu Gan finished speaking, Zi Yan suddenly smashed through the wall of the meeting room and burst in, shouting:

”Where is it? Where’s the Rank 6 water-attribute magic core?!”

The elders all jumped back and watched her pace back and forth. Their mouths twitched madly.

”Zi Yan?!”

Hu Gan was also startled. He immediately scolded, ”You little brat! Why didn’t you use the front door? Why’d you have to bust through my wall?!”

Zi Yan sniffed around. When she didn’t catch the scent of a magic core in the room, her face immediately twisted with disdain.

”Che, if I hadn’t just happened to hear someone mention a Rank 6 water-attribute magic core, I wouldn’t even bother coming to this dump.”

Hu Gan finally recovered and said grumpily, ”Something like a Rank 6 magic core—what could you possibly trade for it?”

”Uh…”

Zi Yan thought of what Lin Feng had told her earlier, then placed her hands on her hips and declared boldly:

”Dou Spirit Pill!”

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